Driving into the mob of militant black youths, the young, blond woman left her car and tried to flee, stumbling as she ran across the road. "We chased after her, and I tripped her and she fell down," said Mongezi Manqina to South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Tuesday. "I only stabbed her once in front on her left side. Seven or eight others . . . also stabbed her." These were the wounds that killed Amy Biehl, 26, a California student who was...

On Aug. 25, 1718 hundreds of French immigrants settled in Louisiana, some of them at what is now New Orleans. In 1829 President Andrew Jackson offered to buy Texas from Mexico. (The offer was refused.) In 1875 Matthew Webb became the first person to swim the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 22 hours. In 1921 the United States and Germany signed a peace treaty in Berlin. In 1944 Allied forces liberated Paris,...

The senseless killing of Amy Biehl, a bright, promising Fulbright scholar from California, in a black township near Cape Town last week has brought South Africa's violence home to America in a particularly painful way. Her death, as an innocent casualty of the black hatred that white hatred produced, brings to life a long-dreaded nightmare. While driving three black friends home in Guguletu township, the 26-year-old Biehl was dragged from her car and slain by assailants who shouted the...

On Aug. 25, 1689, Iroquois Indians attacked Montreal and killed its 200 inhabitants. In 1835 Ann Rutledge, reported to have been Abraham Lincoln's first love, died in Sand Ridge, Ill., at age 22. In 1916 the National Park Service was established within the Department of Interior. Also in 1916 actor Van Johnson was born in Newport, R.I. In 1921 the United States and Germany signed a peace treaty in Berlin. In 1944 Allied forces liberated Paris, ending...

On Aug. 25, 1718 hundreds of French immigrants settled in Louisiana, some of them at what is now New Orleans. In 1829 President Andrew Jackson offered to buy Texas from Mexico. (The offer was refused.) In 1875 Matthew Webb became the first person to swim the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 22 hours. In 1921 the United States and Germany signed a peace treaty in Berlin. In 1944 Allied forces liberated Paris,...

As a former study-abroad participant, I do not want to minimize in any way the tragedy that recently took place in Guatemala, but closing the book on study abroad is not the answer. Today's global economy cannot sustain an isolationist approach, and study abroad prepares young people for tomorrow's world. The advantages far outweigh the risks. Hundreds of thousands of students have gone abroad and returned home safely--even when violence was near at hand. I was studying in Cape Town in 1992-93 as a Rotary...

On Aug. 25, 1689, Iroquois Indians attacked Montreal and killed its 200 inhabitants. In 1835 Ann Rutledge, reported to have been Abraham Lincoln's first love, died in Sand Ridge, Ill., at age 22. In 1916 the National Park Service was established within the Department of Interior. Also in 1916 actor Van Johnson was born in Newport, R.I. In 1921 the United States and Germany signed a peace treaty in Berlin. In 1944 Allied forces liberated Paris, ending...

Driving into the mob of militant black youths, the young, blond woman left her car and tried to flee, stumbling as she ran across the road. "We chased after her, and I tripped her and she fell down," said Mongezi Manqina to South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Tuesday. "I only stabbed her once in front on her left side. Seven or eight others . . . also stabbed her." These were the wounds that killed Amy Biehl, 26, a California student who was...

As a former study-abroad participant, I do not want to minimize in any way the tragedy that recently took place in Guatemala, but closing the book on study abroad is not the answer. Today's global economy cannot sustain an isolationist approach, and study abroad prepares young people for tomorrow's world. The advantages far outweigh the risks. Hundreds of thousands of students have gone abroad and returned home safely--even when violence was near at hand. I was studying in Cape Town in 1992-93 as a Rotary...

A black youth was found guilty on Tuesday of murdering American exchange student Amy Biehl, who was stabbed, stoned and battered to death in a South African township nearly two years ago. Judge Braam Lategan told the Supreme Court that Ntombeko Peni, 19, had taken part in a "barbaric attack" when Biehl was killed by a mob as she drove black friends home in Guguletu township on Aug. 25, 1993.

A black youth was found guilty on Tuesday of murdering American exchange student Amy Biehl, who was stabbed, stoned and battered to death in a South African township nearly two years ago. Judge Braam Lategan told the Supreme Court that Ntombeko Peni, 19, had taken part in a "barbaric attack" when Biehl was killed by a mob as she drove black friends home in Guguletu township on Aug. 25, 1993.

The senseless killing of Amy Biehl, a bright, promising Fulbright scholar from California, in a black township near Cape Town last week has brought South Africa's violence home to America in a particularly painful way. Her death, as an innocent casualty of the black hatred that white hatred produced, brings to life a long-dreaded nightmare. While driving three black friends home in Guguletu township, the 26-year-old Biehl was dragged from her car and slain by assailants who shouted the...

Hundreds of people braved rainy weather Saturday to march through this township near Cape Town in a call for peace after the slaying of American scholar Amy Biehl. The marchers, led by African National Congress official Allan Boesak, stopped at the spot where black youths on Aug. 25 killed Biehl, 26, a Fulbright scholar who was about to finish 10 months of research in South Africa.

A judge Wednesday rejected the death penalty and instead sentenced three men to 18 years in prison for the murder of American student Amy Biehl. Dozens of young blacks chanted "Settler! Settler! Bullet! Bullet!" and ran through the streets after learning of the sentence. "Settler" is a term used for whites by black militants, and their words echoed those witnesses said were shouted by Biehl's killers: "One Settler! One Bullet!" High Court Judge Gerald Friedman said Biehl "was killed for one...

The parents of Amy Biehl on Wednesday told the panel that may grant amnesty to her killers that their daughter would have supported reconciliation in South Africa. The four black men convicted of murdering Biehl in 1993 have requested amnesty from South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. All are serving 18-year prison sentences. The commission can grant amnesty to people who make full confessions of political crimes during the apartheid era. Peter and Linda Biehl, speaking on the second day...

A man who beat and stabbed American student Amy Biehl to death was released from prison today after receiving amnesty from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Three other men involved in the 1993 slaying were also granted amnesty and were to be released later in the day, prison officials said. Biehl, 26, died in the Guguletu black township outside Cape Town when a crowd of blacks stoned her car, then beat and stabbed her. The killing drew international attention to...